Interviews, Panels and Guest Blogs Index

Some of the posts in this index are videos, some podcasts and some are in text format. Many are in two or three of these formats. Very few are in all three although I’m working on it.

• “Almighty Johnsons” Emmett Skilton and Tim Balme September 16, 2012
• “Computer Games” with Freya Robertson, Tom Dullemond and Claire McKenna January 20, 2014
• “Diversity in YA” with Fiona Wood, Michael Pryor and Meg Mundell August 20, 2015
• “Focus on butterflies”: a Queer-focused podcast featuring Will Kostakis and Alison Evans April 21, 2020
• “I am a HEROINE addict”: Kathy Lette May 10, 2020
• “I discovered I was invisible” says Amanda Hampson #Podcast May 10, 2021
• “It’s all about love, actually” – Meg Mundell, Rohan Wilson and Tabitha Bird February 11, 2020
• “KidLit panel”: Nat Amoore, Andrew Levins, Adrian Beck June 1, 2020
• “PAX Pirata” panel on Creativity, Copyright, Conflict & Collaboration June 12, 2017
• “Queers Destroy Science Fiction” with Seanan McGuire and Mark Oshiro February 2, 2015
• “Romancing the Reader”: Kate Cuthbert, Anne Gracie and Sarah Mayberry August 27, 2014
• “Stargate” actors Chris Heyerdahl and Chris Judge October 14, 2012
• “Stargate” with Peter Williams (Apophis) and Cliff Simon (Ba’al) October 18, 2014
• “Teaching computer games developers” with Jonathan Strugnell and Sebastian Perri January 15, 2015
• “Vampires then and now” with Jason Nahrung, Angela Slatter, CJ Dee and Liz Manthos August 16, 2014
• “We are a great group of salty women”: International Women’s Day panel includes Jennifer Iacopelli, Tabitha Bird and Hannah Capin March 8, 2020
• “We’re So Very Thorry” — CJ and Bec spam Thor images May 11, 2015
• “What is the Commedia dell’Arte?” by Rachel Nightingale November 26, 2019
• “Women Destroy Science Fiction” with Galen Dara, Wendy N Wagner and Rachel Swirsky March 10, 2014
• “World-building in near-future science fiction” with Sean Williams, Marianne de Pierres, John Birmingham and Meg Mundell April 7, 2014
• 2020 #CripLit Keys: winners and acceptance speeches December 28, 2020
• A guided tour of the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature January 11, 2017
• A Shattered Empire: the story continues August 25, 2016
• Aaron Mannion August 25, 2011
• Accessibility for Gamers with Disabilities November 28, 2016
• Adam Egypt Mortimer December 6, 2020
• Adam Richard: There is only Zuul November 5, 2018
• Adrian Tchaikovsky talks Children of Time, Doctor Who and 20th century SF March 21, 2023
• Alaina Huffman November 4, 2014
• Alan Baxter June 8, 2012
• Alan White: Letter of Comment January 12, 2011
• Alexandra Pierce on the AWW challenge December 14, 2012
• Alison Goodman February 21, 2013
• Almighty Johnsons – season 3, award-winning TV series April 20, 2014
• Amanda Bridgeman: The Anatomy of a Heroine March 12, 2015
• Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra March 26, 2012
• Amazing Grace: mother and daughter webseries creators April 12, 2021
• Andrea Cremer: History and Fantasy March 26, 2012
• Andrew Skinner: Our Children Will Be Strange August 11, 2019
• Anna Hopkins on being a journalist and a villain October 6, 2021
• Anna Snoekstra and Ilsa Evans in conversation April 11, 2023
• Anna Whateley: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 8, 2020
• Annabelle Lee introduces Octopus and Family October 17, 2019
• Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion June 20, 2017
• Anne Gracie July 10, 2015
• Annie Seaton December 1, 2016
• April Storm: Letter of Comment January 12, 2011
• Art Collection in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature February 27, 2017
• Ashley Kalagian Blunt: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 9, 2020
• AViVA August 15, 2022
• Barbara Crampton talks about feminism in horror August 16, 2021
• Ben Aaronovitch March 28, 2016
• Bianca Marais February 20, 2023
• Book launch: Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic December 18, 2019
• Bradley Bristow-Stagg on building a Chewbacca costume July 24, 2011
• Brandon Sanderson April 13, 2012
• Brendan Wright October 14, 2019
• Brian McClellan: Researching Reality for a Fantasy World April 9, 2013
• Bridget Hodder: The things we share unite us and our differences should excite us March 7, 2022
• Brinna Kelly November 17, 2019
• Bruce Boxleitner October 13, 2012
• Bruce Boxleitner on Babylon 5 October 15, 2012
• Bruce Mutard September 25, 2011
• Bruce Mutard on Comicpalooza, a comic book launch in Melbourne November 27, 2013
• Bruce Mutard on Cordite: Pumpkin, the poetry comics issue October 29, 2013
• Bruce Mutard: Exhibitchin’ July 8, 2014
• Bruce Mutard: The Brucey Blather June 26, 2013
• Bruce Mutard: upcoming comics symposium February 22, 2014
• Bruce Mutard: Words Into Pictures Launch July 20, 2014
• Bruce Mutard’s Words into Pictures — artist/author talk August 16, 2014
• C J Daugherty: Keeping up the pace in Night School January 1, 2012
• Callum McSorley February 27, 2023
• Carly Findlay: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 9, 2020
• Carolyn Jess-Cooke April 24, 2011
• Cass Moriarty January 8, 2020
• Catherine Raphael on mind, body and spirit in humanity October 9, 2022
• Cathy Larsen July 24, 2011
• Cathy Palmer-Lister: Letter of Comment January 12, 2011
• Charlaine Harris July 27, 2012
• Charles Martinet October 12, 2012
• Chris Garcia February 21, 2013
• Chris Garcia on ‘Doctor Whom’: a guest blog June 22, 2013
• Chris Garcia on DMF9 May 24, 2012
• Chris Garcia: Letter of Comment January 12, 2011
• Chris Large April 20, 2013
• Christian White: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 10, 2020
• Christina Henry March 23, 2020
• Christopher Heyerdahl October 12, 2012
• Christopher Kirby May 10, 2012
• Cindy Morgan (Bruce Boxleitner interview-bombs) October 12, 2012
• Clare Niederpruem on Christmas movies, Vince Vaughn v Hallmark December 6, 2022
• Claudia Christian January 3, 2013
• Claudia Christian and Morgan Buchanan October 24, 2016
• Comics Symposium Adelaide 2014: call for papers November 11, 2013
• Cost Of Building a Millennium Falcon – Infographic March 14, 2015
• Creative process in developing picture books March 6, 2017
• Creative process in developing picture books part 2 March 13, 2017
• CS McMullen February 8, 2013
• Damian: Letter of Comment January 12, 2011
• Danie Ware: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 9, 2020
• Daniel Haynes (deth): StarCraft January 24, 2011
• Daniel Haynes: An overview of AussieCon4 October 24, 2010
• Daniel Haynes: Starcraft 2 analysis of Prae.ThorZain’s bio-expand variation January 24, 2011
• Danny Danger Oz: Chronos Awards eligibility, nominations & voting April 24, 2011
• Danny Oz on Playing Safe in Doctor Who June 11, 2013
• Dark Matter 9: Letters of Comment May 19, 2012
• Dark Matter interviewed on Casey Radio June 3, 2012
• Dark Mode book launch March 13, 2023
• Dave Freer June 13, 2011
• David Hair: Stranger In A Strange Land November 26, 2012
• David Henley June 18, 2014
• David Henley: Strange Inspirations June 17, 2015
• David Verbeek on Art House and horror November 9, 2021
• Deborah O’Brien on The Nerd as Hero: Reclaiming the Label June 30, 2015
• DMZ censors Sunyi Dean! January 10, 2023
• Dominique Valente August 15, 2020
• Donna Maree Hanson on Female heroes January 6, 2016
• Dr Anne Richards on dancing furiously (in the publishing industry) June 27, 2014
• Dr Pants April 26, 2012
• Duncan Lay: Reality in Fantasy December 2, 2015
• Edward James Olmos May 27, 2012
• Eleanor Limprecht January 7, 2020
• Elizabeth Knox March 3, 2021
• Elizabeth Knox January 10, 2020
• Elizabeth Stevens: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 7, 2020
• Emma Neale: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 8, 2020
• Eoin Colfer May 16, 2012
• Esta Spalding on adapting Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches for television April 3, 2023
• Favel Parrett January 9, 2020
• Fiona Wood’s Cloudwish launch September 21, 2015
• Francesca Haig April 11, 2016
• Frank Cavallo: Don’t be Afraid of Tropes October 17, 2016
• Freya Robertson: Sunstone and diversity April 4, 2014
• From Murder and Mayhem to Romancing the Reader: Rob McDonald and Anna Foxkirk June 13, 2021
• Gabe Petrou of Skullwerks Studio October 14, 2019
• Gabrielle Reid January 7, 2020
• Gabrielle Tozer: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 9, 2020
• Garth Jones storks strine with DMZ September 12, 2022
• Garth Nix October 26, 2020
• Glenda Millard on writing The Stars at Oktober Bend March 9, 2016
• Good Grief: IWD podcast with Tabitha Bird, Wendy Orr and Elizabeth Knox March 8, 2021
• Graeme Simsion November 17, 2014
• Greg Gates July 24, 2011
• Greig Beck: There be monsters October 22, 2015
• Guest Blogs Index October 1, 2010
• Harry Cook August 17, 2020
• Hazel Flynn: #AuthorsForWildlife guest blog January 7, 2020
• Heather Mateus Sappenfield on River Between Hearts February 7, 2022
• Helen Lowe May 26, 2012
• Helen Lowe & the Gemmell Legend Award 2013 August 21, 2013
• Helen Lowe: An overview of AussieCon4 & The Orbit Hugo Party October 24, 2010
• Henry L Herz: Josh, Harrison & Dad’s Excellent Adventure January 28, 2015
• Holly Godfree on why Students Need School Libraries November 24, 2020
• How to become a voice actor October 21, 2012
• Hugh Howey April 27, 2013
• I write “all the feels” romances – Paige Toon June 21, 2021
• Ian Irvine October 21, 2011
• Ian McHugh August 4, 2013
• Ilsa Evans on humor and book launches in lockdown October 4, 2021
• Imbi Neeme: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 9, 2020
• International Women’s Day panel 2023 discusses murdering women and grannie kidnappers March 6, 2023
• Introducing the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature January 3, 2017
• Jacey Bedford: Writing Historical Fantasy July 2, 2019
• Jack Dann: ‘What? Me? Compulsive?!’ March 9, 2012
• James A Moore: The History of an Imaginary Land November 10, 2015
• Jamie Schultz: Shades of grey create character complexity October 5, 2014
• Jane Austen Argument May 27, 2012
• Jason M Hough: The Bond Connection September 28, 2015
• Jason Nahrung January 17, 2013
• Jay Kristoff October 18, 2012
• Jeannette Ng April 2, 2019
• Jen Mills: On Books and Gender December 14, 2012
• Jennifer Fallon April 25, 2016
• Jenny Blackford January 29, 2013
• Jessica Johns on being Cree, Queer, and representation February 6, 2023
• Jessica White January 8, 2020
• JKB Fletcher November 25, 2011
• Jo Spurrier October 15, 2013
• Joanne Anderton June 8, 2012
• Joanne Anderton: Why this story? July 11, 2012
• Jodi McAlister January 7, 2020
• Joe Abercrombie (2015) March 3, 2015
• Joe Abercrombie 2010 January 24, 2011
• Joe Abercrombie 2012 November 5, 2012
• John Birmingham September 7, 2019
• John Richards December 26, 2011
• Jonathan Cowie January 24, 2011
• Jonathan Cowie: Letter of Comment January 12, 2011
• Juliet Marillier October 10, 2016
• Justin Cronin September 19, 2016
• Justin Evans September 25, 2011
• K J Taylor May 26, 2013
• K J Taylor on Certainty and Doubt October 28, 2015
• Kaaron Warren’s Grief Hole launch August 29, 2016
• KaijuSpit on collaborating to create others’ brainchildren October 7, 2019
• Kameron Hurley: What Comes After Dystopia? October 19, 2015
• Karen Miller December 2, 2014
• Kate Forsyth October 2, 2012
• Kate Hearfield May 8, 2023
• Kate Murdoch: Six things I love about the author life December 28, 2019
• Katherine Kovacic loves dogs. Her murdering characters love dogs. January 22, 2023
• Katherine Kovacic talks about Australia’s Dogs May 22, 2023
• Kathryn Leigh Scott December 14, 2012
• Kathryn Leigh Scott: Down and out in Beverly Heels April 7, 2013
• Kathy O’Shaughnessy November 10, 2019
• Kee Chan on being Russell Tan in TV series Kung Fu April 29, 2022
• Keelen Mailman on Power, racism and advocacy May 20, 2014
• Keelen Mailman: on Power, racism and heritage July 29, 2014
• Keith Stevenson: Horizon November 5, 2014
• Kelley Armstrong August 15, 2011
• Kelley Armstrong AUTHOR TALK August 15, 2011
• Kelley Grant May 27, 2015
• Kelly Morton: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 9, 2020
• Kelly Van Nelson January 7, 2020
• Kevin J Anderson June 22, 2011
• Kim Westwood August 3, 2012
• Kimberly Kenna on communities for kids January 16, 2023
• Kirsten Miller on witches, women and justice June 27, 2022
• Kristen Britain April 24, 2011
• Kristi Reed November 10, 2012
• Kylie Chan June 13, 2016
• Kylie Fornasier: Unmasking Masquerade November 7, 2014
• L A Weatherly: From Angels to Fighter Pilots February 22, 2016
• Laini Taylor September 15, 2014
• Larry Van Duynhoven feels good when heads blow up October 27, 2019
• Lauren Kate August 3, 2011
• Laurie Frankel May 22, 2017
• Liz Hyder on women with wings who are not angels June 15, 2022
• Lloyd Penney on DMF9 May 27, 2012
• Lloyd Penney: Letter of Comment January 12, 2011
• Lloyd Penney: Letter of Comment November 10, 2012
• Lord of the Rings fanac (fan activity) December 10, 2013
• Lupina Ojala & Andrea Grave-Müller on writing in English May 28, 2015
• Madeleine Roux July 24, 2011
• Madeline Ashby on the SFWA sexist scandal: Stalin, Playboy and Lady Writers June 20, 2013
• Margaret Cook: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 9, 2020
• Margo Lanagan June 8, 2012
• Marianne de Pierres November 25, 2011
• Marianne de Pierres: Shine Light Blog tour – Varonessa November 12, 2012
• Mario & Luigi fans on Charles Martinet October 5, 2013
• Marion Frith on trauma and healing September 15, 2021
• MCA Hogarth March 12, 2013
• Meg Mundell January 9, 2020
• Meg Mundell April 24, 2011
• Meg Mundell: Gender issues in publishing December 14, 2012
• Melbourne Writers Festival 2014: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent August 23, 2014
• Melina Marchetta October 23, 2012
• Menna van Praag August 15, 2022
• Michael Pryor on the AWW challenge December 15, 2012
• Michelle Paver April 24, 2011
• Mira Furlan October 19, 2014
• Mitchell Hogan on finishing a fantasy trilogy well February 12, 2016
• Mitchell Hogan: The Appeal of Fantasy September 15, 2015
• Moral Kombat: Ethical Choices in Games December 12, 2016
• More Than A Game: Playing for Mental Health & Wellbeing November 19, 2015
• Morgan Grant Buchanan December 4, 2012
• Nalini Singh June 14, 2012
• Naomi Novik September 21, 2020
• Narelle Warren January 7, 2020
• Naseem Jamnia on their book, Queer and Persian representation and more February 13, 2023
• Nathan Farrugia: Reading and Writing Across Genres May 4, 2012
• Nathan Makaryk October 11, 2020
• National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature book collection March 27, 2017
• Nick Cole: What if Call of Duty met Ready Player One? August 4, 2014
• Nick Gadd: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 7, 2020
• Nicole Murphy August 4, 2013
• Nicole Murphy: Why we need women writers December 14, 2012
• Noah Segan loves vampire movies November 26, 2022
• Octavia Cade September 7, 2020
• P J Tierney August 30, 2013
• Paul Collins May 19, 2013
• Paul Collins on Continuum 9 May 16, 2013
• Paula Brancati on Slasher: Flesh and Blood August 16, 2021
• Peter McLean: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 8, 2020
• Phillipa Nefri Clark: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 9, 2020
• Play it again: Abandonware April 22, 2014
• Play it again: Local Scenes and Themes on both sides of the Tasman December 6, 2013
• Play it again: Microcomputers in the 1980s February 17, 2014
• Publishers’ Archives in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature February 13, 2017
• Queer is not all that hard: on writing LGBT characters May 5, 2014
• Query Shaping: a groundbreaking concept in SQL Server query optimisation October 31, 2019
• Rachel Caine November 18, 2012
• Rachel Grant October 13, 2012
• Rajith Savanadasa June 27, 2016
• Rajith Savanadasa on equity and representation July 24, 2016
• Rare Books in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature February 6, 2017
• Raymond E Feist July 30, 2013
• Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier – book launch July 10, 2014
• References, Journals, Magazines and Catalogues March 20, 2017
• Research material in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature February 20, 2017
• Rhiannon Hart in 2011 January 24, 2012
• Rhiannon Hart in 2012 August 1, 2012
• Richard Fairgray October 23, 2011
• Richard Harland June 3, 2013
• Richard Harland June 13, 2011
• Rob Lloyd November 26, 2011
• Rob McDonald January 7, 2020
• Robert Gott May 1, 2023
• Robert Rankin October 19, 2014
• Robert: Letter of Comment January 12, 2011
• Rohan Wilson July 14, 2019
• Rowena Cory Daniells November 25, 2011
• Rowena Cory Daniells: Genre Con 2012 report November 14, 2012
• Russell B Farr March 22, 2013
• S E Tolsen on horror and the human condition Part 1 May 22, 2023
• S E Tolsen on horror and the human condition Part 2 May 29, 2023
• Sam Bowring August 13, 2012
• Samuel Maguire: #AuthorsForFireys guest blog January 9, 2020
• Sandeep Parikh and Jeff Lewis October 23, 2011
• Sarah Alexander on male eating disorders June 25, 2016
• Sarah Ayoub August 8, 2016
• Sarah Foster January 7, 2020
• Sean McMullen September 3, 2013
• Sean McMullen: From Science Fantasy To Galileo December 14, 2012
• Sean Williams on the AWW challenge December 15, 2012
• Shaun Crowe wrote Whitlam’s Children; Rick Morton launched it May 20, 2019
• Shiro Ang Yeong Hui April 24, 2011
• Shivaun Plozza May 10, 2016
• Simon Cleary guest blog for Authors For Fireys January 10, 2020
• Simon Fisher-Becker interviewed by Kathryn Beaton June 16, 2014
• Simon Morden July 24, 2011
• Simon Taylor: Melbourne Comedy Gets a Little More Geek November 10, 2015
• Simone Campos: writing autism was too easy so… #podcast January 30, 2023
• Sophie Cunningham January 9, 2020
• Steve Simpson April 20, 2013
• Steve Worland September 13, 2014
• Suzy Zail August 14, 2019
• T Frohock July 23, 2019
• Tabitha Bird June 10, 2019
• Tad Williams April 21, 2013
• Tansy Rayner Roberts December 26, 2011
• Terry Brooks October 18, 2014
• Terry Brooks at Armageddon Expo 2014 October 26, 2014
• Terry Molloy October 13, 2012
• The Horror Channel: The Cost of Making A Real Dalek February 11, 2015
• The Lost Larrikin October 7, 2019
• Theresa Derwin: Gender Parity & Fandom April 11, 2013
• Thoraiya Dyer January 31, 2013
• Tim Ferguson on writing comedy, disability, and tap water September 26, 2021
• Tim Lees: The Plot Thickens July 30, 2014
• Tom Taylor and Colin Wilson July 24, 2011
• Tony Ballantyne On Writing Dream Paris October 9, 2015
• Tosh Greenslade and Andrew Weldon on The Scomo Diaries November 18, 2020
• Trent Jamieson January 18, 2012
• Tripod: This Gaming Life March 21, 2015
• Troopertrek 2011 October 23, 2011
• Trudi Canavan in 2011 September 25, 2011
• Trudi Canavan in 2012 August 3, 2012
• Vaxcards November 14, 2016
• Vision Australia interviewed me as a seeing eye dog handler November 29, 2022
• Wai Chim January 7, 2020
• Warren Hammond: The Story Behind Tides of Maritinia November 27, 2014
• Wendy Orr June 30, 2016
• Will Kostakis May 23, 2016
• Will Kostakis on equity and representation July 8, 2016
• Would you like Fry(s) with that? J M Frey January 31, 2021
• Yunyu in 2011 December 26, 2011
• Yunyu in 2012 June 18, 2012
• Zana Fraillon January 7, 2020
• Zana Fraillon July 25, 2016